Cyprus

The island’s Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said reactions over the placement of barbed wire along the Green Line to stop the flow of irregular migrants into the government-controlled areas ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities have noticed a rise in the number of incidents involving the transfer of undeclared cash entering the north. According to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin Sesi four people ...

The date for the next Limassol International Marathon is in limbo after Limassol municipality on Monday was accused of not honouring an agreement regarding the organisation of the popular annual ...

Main opposition Akel on Monday hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier ‘spy van’ affair in ...

Here to celebrate all forms of life and a zero-harm lifestyle is the Vegan Fam Festival which is happening for the second time in Cyprus. Taking place in early September ...

By early next year the government will determine whether RES producers generated ‘windfall profits’ and – should that be the finding – tax those earnings, an official said on Monday. Giorgos Panteli, ...

Head of Peo union, Sotiroulla Charalambous, on Monday told striking workers at the EKO gas bottling plant in Larnaca that it was unacceptable that they should have to reapply for ...

Scammers are sending emails using the Cyprus police logo that suggest receivers are being investigated for rape and other sexual offences, police warned on Monday. In a written statement, the ...

The contract governing the design and construction for the land registry’s new headquarters in Nicosia was signed on Monday at the ministry of transport. The project concerns the design, ...

One of the two tourists who were injured in a buggy accident in Cape Greco on Monday was transported in critical condition to the Nicosia general hospital. Famagusta police spokesman ...

The council of real estate agents announced on Monday that its new website is up and running enabling the public to view the latest real estate listings available for purchase ...

All three cases of monkeypox identified in Cyprus over the past few days, are recovering in very good condition, health ministry spokesman, Constantinos Athanasiou said on Monday. The state of ...

The forestry department on Monday signed an agreement for the provision of drones that will make a crucial addition to strengthen its existing fire management system. The agreement was signed ...

The fire department on Monday morning rescued a man trapped in a manhole in Ayios Athanasios in Limassol, The department’s spokesman Andreas Kettis said that firefighters were sent down ...

A Greek Cypriot man on Monday pleaded not guilty to the ten charges he is facing after he was caught on video assaulting an African woman holding her infant last ...

The State Health Organisation (Okypy) appointed George Antoniou to the position of chief executive director of the Larnaca-Famagusta directorate, according to a statement released on Monday. “Antoniou’s appointment ensures ...

Police on Monday said they had checked 104 premises, 125 individuals and filed 35 reports as they carried out checks in the Famagusta district over the weekend. In addition, 129 traffic and 13 drunk driving ...

Paphos police on Monday said they have arrested a 24-year-old man after they found dry cannabis in his possession. According to Paphos CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, police found ...

No indication of foul play was evident after an autopsy was carried out on the body of 57-year-old Andreas Katsaris, who was found dead on Sunday morning on a beach ...

As the cost of new apartment units rises, so does the difference between older units and new ones. If we compare the prices of new residential units, which are now ...

Two women, aged 37 and 43, have been arrested at Paphos airport after attempting to depart the island using forged travel documents, police said on Monday. The first woman arrived at the ...

August 8 is International Cat Day. ALIX NORMAN celebrates Cyprus’ furriest friends There’s a story that suggests Cyprus was once cat-free. Until, that is, in the 1300s Saint Helen of ...

The Limassol district court on Monday issued a four-day remand against the 53-year-old driver who ran over two officers during a check last week. The suspect surrendered to the police ...

OPAP Cyprus has provided the younger generation the chance to speak with local role models face-to-face, to chat to them, ask them questions, and to learn from their efforts and ...